Mercedes Lovrečić

Biographic Data

ID7180545
NAMEMercedes Lovrečić
GIVEN NAMESMercedes
FAMILY NAMELovrečić
SIGNATURELOVREČIĆ M
AFFILIATIONSSlovenia
ORCID0000-0001-5935-0599
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS4
TOTAL CITATIONS0
AUTHOR COUNT4
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2004
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2023
H-INDEX0

  • Telemedicine and Assistive Technologies as Support to In-Home Care to People with Dementia

    Open AccessBarbara Lovrečić, Maja Štibernik et al.ARTICLECollegium Antropologicum2023

    Dementia has a profound impact on the lives of the patients, their relatives and society. People with dementia are increasingly dependent on the help of others, so it is important to support them to be independent at home as long as possible. We reviewed the literature, using PRISMA methodology, on use of telemedicine and assistive technologies in people with dementia living at home and how they assessed their experience and applicability of new …

  • The Effects of Covid-19 Lockdown on Persons with Dementia

    Open AccessLucija Grkman, Barbara Lovrečić et al.ARTICLECollegium Antropologicum2022

    The COVID-19 pandemic has had a profound impact on the lives of all, especially vulnerable groups, like persons with dementia. During lockdown, access to healthcare was limited, loneliness and the burden of caregivers increased. We reviewed the literature, using PRISMA methodology, on dynamic of dementia symptoms after the beginning of the pandemic and lockdown. According to the studies included in the results in our research, the proportions of …

  • The Prevalence of Dementia in Europe and in Slovenia

    Open AccessBarbara Lovrečić, Mercedes Lovrečić et al.ARTICLECollegium Antropologicum2020

    Dementia is becoming an increasingly important public health priority that will continue to increase due to the population aging and longevity. Appropriate national assessment of dementia prevalence is essential for properly planing the actions needed to address dementia. The purpose of this work was to identify the known prevalence of dementia in Europe and in Slovenia in the last twenty years, as well as to produce an estimation for 2018 and a …

  • Diagnostic and Symptomatological Features in Chronic Psychotic Patients According to Cannabis Use Status

    Icro Maremmani, Antonio Lazzeri et al.ARTICLEJournal of Psychoactive Drugs2004

    The prevalence and the clinical meaning of cannabis use in patients with chronic psychosis has not been systematically explored. The authors have compared the diagnostic and symptomatological characteristics of 111 male patients affected by chronic psychosis with and without past or current use of cannabis. Sixty-six patients were still using or had used cannabis; in all cases the use preceded the onset of psychotic symptoms. Forty-three patients…